YouTube, a popular Web site that allows Internet users to post videos, has recently hosted a number of clips showcasing teenagers assaulting their peers. Several factors contribute to violent behavior in general, but it is unclear why people are compelled to post fights on the Internet, said Gary Brooks, professor of psychology and neuroscience.

The Federal Communications Commission convened a public hearing at Stanford University on Thursday to examine whether broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) should be allowed to restrict access to certain Internet software applications.

In the wake of a recent wave of file-sharing lawsuits against Stanford students, Congress is now close to accepting provisions to its education funding bill which would require universities to dramatically step up anti-piracy measures.

The Cornell Computer Reuse Association recently collected, refurbished and distributed more than 500 computers to Ithaca’s activities centers. Its next task: sending large shipments of computers to outdated schools in Ghana, Rwanda and Afghanistan.

A Facebook user under the name of “Christy Boggs” has been adding students as friends on the site over the past two weeks and then posting their pictures on DukeGoneDirty.com.

More than 1,000 professors issued a statement Tuesday declaring their preference for high quality, affordable textbooks instead of expensive commercial textbooks.